Family Law Services

Providing a range of support for individuals, families and children, beforeand after separation.

Our Family Law Services offer fast, holistic support for individuals, families, and children across Sydney. Our experienced counsellors provide safe, confidential counselling sessions—available in person or online—to support your mental health and wellbeing.

Whether you’re facing challenges, seeking to resolve conflicts, strengthen relationships, or improve communication, our Family Law Services are here to help.

Who can we support?

Whether you’re an individual, parent or have children impacted by family separation, our Family Law Service can support you.

With low wait times, our friendly team will respond to your enquiry within a week, so you can access the relationship and separation support you need, when you need it.

What we offer

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Family Dispute Resolution

Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) is a structured process that helps separated or separating families.

The service aims to discuss issues around parenting, property, and finances, focus on the wellbeing of children, explore options and make decisions together, and avoid the time, stress, and cost of going to court.

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Counselling and Separation Services

Counselling and Separation Services provides professional support to support parents, children, carers, and families through the process of separation.

The program seeks to to reduce conflict, improve mental wellbeing, and create a more positive path forward. Our accredited counsellors are specialised in providing therapeutic support, information and referrals.

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Owl Kids

A group program supporting children (aged 7-12) through parental separation. The program provides opportunities for children to express emotions and feel understood during family transitions.

Owl Kids is a practical, child centred art and leisure therapeutic group, allowing children to make sense of their world and connect with others in similar situations.

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Sydney Children’s Contact Service

Supervised contact visits and changeovers for children and their separated parents in a safe, child friendly space in Sydney’s Inner West.

This service is only for separated parents who have a parenting plan (mediation agreement) or Family Court parenting orders.

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Keeping Kids in Mind

The Keeping Kids in Mind course is for parents experiencing conflict after separation.

The course aims to assist parents to gain insight and understand their children’s experience of parental separation, as well as helping parents to develop the tools and a greater understanding on how to support children following family separation.

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Where we’re located

Our Family Law Services are offered either online or in person across five locations in Sydney.

We also offer free TIS interpreters, offering interpretation services in over 150 languages. Please ensure to let us know when you enquire if this is needed.

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How to enquire about our services

You can make an enquiry about our Family Law Services by contacting our friendly team. Please either fill in the below contact form or call us on 13 18 19.

Contact Us

To contact CatholicCare Sydney, call our Client Care Team (8:30am - 5:30pm Mon-Fri) on 13 18 19 or complete the form below. CatholicCare is closed on NSW Public Holidays.

In emergencies please call 000 or Lifeline on 13 11 14.

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